Improvement in wagon-axles



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CHARLES W. FILL-MORE, OF MARENGO, AND THOMAS M. JONES, OF' GHI- GAGO, ILLINOIS.

' Letters Patent No. 104,005, dated June 7, 1870.

- IMPROVEMENT IN wAG-ON-AXLES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

1'0 whom it may concern Be .it 'knowri'that we, CiiA'aLEs W. Finmronn, of

Marengo, in the county of McHenry, and THOMAS M. J ONES, of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Im provemcnt in the Construction of Wagon-Axles; and we do declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereofl'refereuce being had to the" accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon and being apart of this specification.

Figure 1 is a View of the rear axle, showing our improvement.

Figure 2 is a. view of the. forward axle, showing our improvement.

The nature of this invention relates to an improvement in wagon-axles; and consists in constructing them in two sections, the upper one being bent into an arch, the ends of which rest in sockets in the iower section. The .lower section may be made either straight or arched at a curve something less than that of the upper one. The thimbleat the ends of the axle is brought up only to the point of union of the upper and lower sections.

The sand-board on the forward axle is sawed or bent into .a curve corresponding with that of the upper side of the arch of the axle, and the rear bolster is sawed to a. corresponding curve with that of the 'archof the rear axle.

In the drawing- A is our improved axle.

a the lower section; and

b in'the lowcr'one, which sustaiii'the'arcii'.

B are thirnbles covering the ends of the axle to the point of union of the two sections.

bent. to correspond with the arch of the section upon which it is placed. -D, the rear bolster, its lower surface cut to a curve corresponding with the arch of the rear axle.

The advantagesof an axle constructed in this manner are, that the same strength may be combined with less weight of material than in the ordinary axle, and that the carrying weight is transferred from the centerof the axles to their bearings. Again, in the construction of this improvement, two different kinds of wood may be used, which will prevent all'spr'inging of the axle. The thimble used being brought only up to the point of union of the two sections of the axle, in-

stead of beingcarried several inches beyond, the amount of metal used in its construction, and its weight, are correspondingly reduced. What we claim as our invention, and desire to secore by Letters Patent, is-- The axle A, sections a. or 'a, thirnble B, sand-board G, and holster D, when constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

- CHAS. W. FILLMORE.

THOS. M.-JONES.

Witnesses:

Geo. 0. Maxcnns'rnn, SAML. B. Benn.

a the upper section, the end resting in the sockets- C is 'the sand-board on the forward axle, sawed or 

